Egg turning device



Dec. 22, i931. R. R. FREEMAN ,37857 EGG TURNING DEVICE Filed OGt. 25, 1929 Patented Dec. 22, 1931 yPATEN' FFEQE ROB ROY FREEMAN, 0F CASCADE, IOW'A 'EGG TURNING DEVICE Application filed october 23, 1929. Serial No. 401,688.

Vllhe object ofmy invention is to provide an egg turning device of simple, durable, and comparatively inexpensive construction.

ji further object of my invention is to :a provide a device in the form of a stand adapted to support one or more egg crates which can be tipped to different positions and a novel means for holding the crates rigidly in such tipped positions.

in lilly device is intended primarily for farmand poultry men who gather eggs for hatcheries. r)The eggs are ordinarily collected from day to day and placed in an egg rate ln some instances it takes a week i tok fill the crate. In order that the shall remain in the proper condition or tie hatchery, it is necessary to change their position daily so that the yolks of the do not settle against the shell which i renders the unfit for hatching. lt is therefore my object to provide a device especially adapted for the purpose of turning the eggs conveniently without handling them individually.

is More particularly it is my object to provide device consisting of a pair oi uprights with one or more socket plates pivotally connected with each upright, each socket plate consisting of an end plate, side flanges IIJ) and a bottom flange and arranged to receive one end of an egg crate by merely sliding the crate downwardly into the socket plates.

Another object is to provide for a pair of opposite socket plates for the ends of an egg :155 crate, a means for holding the crate in any desired position consisting of a clamping bolt extending throughY one of thek socket plates.

Stilll a further object is to provide the i teinplated are attained, as hereinfter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevationV of my egg turning device showing a pair of egg crates A'55 supported thereby in tipped positions.

Figure 2 isa sectional view on the line 2 2 of Figure l.A

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 2 illustrating a pivl`60 otal connection including a clamping bolt. Figure 4 is a similar sectional view on the line t--t of Figure 2 illustrating 'a stop mechanism to limit the movement of the egg crate. 65

On the accompanying drawings I have used the reference numeral l0 to indicate a cross member. The cross member l0 is shouldered as indicated at l2 and a tenen 14 is formed on each end. Each tenon 14 is 70 perforated as indicated at 16.

A pair of uprightv members 18 are provided secured by screws or the like to base members 20. rhe uprights 18 and base members 20 are mortised as indicated at 22 75 to receive the tenons lf-l. lVedges 2a are provided for insertion through the perforations whereby the uprights 18, base members 22 and cross member l0 maybe rigidly assembled together. These parts when disas- 80 sembled may be shipped in a comparatively flat package which is a desirable advantage from a shipping standpoint. y

Pivotally connected with one of the uprights 1 8 by means of a rivet or the like 26 85 is one or more socket plates A. Each socket plate A. consists of Van end plate 28, side flanges 8O and a bottom flange 32. Connected with the other upright 18 is one or more socket vplates B. The socket plates B are piv- 90 otally connected. to the upright byclamping bolts 84 and tail nuts 36. The construction ofthe socket plates'Bis exactly the same as the socket plates A.` lVashers 38 are inter- Y posed between socket plates and the uprights J5 to prevent rubbingof the outside surfacesoiil the .socket plates against the inside surfaces of the uprights. 'n

Stop pins e() project from each upper outer edge of each socket plate A and B. Re- '100 cessed grooves are formed in the upright members 18 'for the stop pins 40 to enter and coact With for preventing the socket plates A and B when pivotally moved from rotating a halt revolution.

@pei/ation md use of my/ device In the use of my device, opposite pairs of the socket plates A 'and I3 are iirst aligned With each other in any suitable position and an egg crate 44 is inserted in the socket plates by a downward movement. The ends of the crate are then retained by the flanges and 32, the bottom of the crate resting on the flanges 32. rlhe end plates'and crate may now be moved as a unit to a position Where one of the stop pins 40 on each end plate engages the bottom of the slots 42 as shown in Figure 2, In this position the various partitions 46 may be inserted and the eggs 48 placed in position as they are collected. The crate is held in the desired position by tightening` the tail nut 36.

Every day the egg collector loosens the tai nut 36 and swings the crate 44 to an opposite position (the comparative positions being shown in Figure 2) so that the eggs in the crate are turned nearly lialt a revolution. This is suiiicient to prevent the yolks from settling and rendering the egg unsuitable for hatching' purposes. @ne or more of the crates may be supported on vone stand and in the drawings I have illustrated a stand for two crates. The socket plates are spaced one above the other suiiiciently far to prevent striking of one crate against another during the 'rotating movement from one position to the other illustrated in Figure 2.

Some changes may be made in the construe tion and arrangement of the parts of my de vice Without departing from the real spirit Aand purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modie tied forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, Which may be reasonably included Within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

l. In an egg turning stand, a base, a pair ot spaced uprights, and a socket plate pivoted to each upright, each socket plate being adapted to receive an end of an egg case with the egg case forming the sole connecting means between said socket plates.

2. In an egg turning stand, a base, a pair of spaced uprights, and a socket plate pivoted to each upright, each socket plate including an `end plate, a bottom ange and a pair of side anges, the socket plate on one upright being independent of the socket plate on the other one.

3. In an egg turning stand,` a base, a pair of spaced uprights, and a socket plate pivoted to each upright, each socket plate being adapted to receive an end of an egg case whereby said egg case forms the sole means of connection between said socket plates the pivotal connection of one of said socket plates with the upright supporting it including a clamping bolt.

4. In an egg turning stand, a base, a pair 

